It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

Quote by Seneca

Topics: Difficulty Quotes, Risk-taking Quotes

The sun also shines on the wicked

The sun also shines on the wicked

Live with men as if God saw you; converse with God as if men heard...

Live with men as if God saw you; converse with God as if men heard...

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

The greater part of progress is the desire for progress

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by...

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

The courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends.

Be harsh with yourself at times.

Be harsh with yourself at times.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today?...

In every good man a God dwell

In every good man a God dwell

We are more often frightened than hurt: our troubles spring more often from fancy than...

We are more often frightened than hurt: our troubles spring more often from fancy than...

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...